[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR571.213]
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TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
OF TRANSPORTATION
PART 571--FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS--Table of Contents
Subpart B--Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Sec. 571.213 Standard No. 213; Child restraint systems.
S1. Scope. This standard specifies requirements for child restraint
systems used in motor vehicles and aircraft.
S2. Purpose. The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of
children killed or injured in motor vehicle crashes and in aircraft.
S3. Application. This standard applies to passenger cars,
multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses, and to child
restraint systems for use in motor vehicles and aircraft.
S4. Definitions.
Add-on child restraint system means any portable child restraint
system.
Backless child restraint system means a child restraint, other than
a belt-positioning seat, that consists of a seating platform that does
not extend up to provide a cushion for the child's back or head and has
a structural element designed to restrain forward motion of the child's
torso in a forward impact.
Belt-positioning seat means a child restraint system that positions
a child on a vehicle seat to improve the fit of a vehicle Type II belt
system on the child and that lacks any component, such as a belt system
or a structural element, designed to restrain forward movement of the
child's torso in a forward impact.
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Booster seat means either a backless child restraint system or a
belt-positioning seat.
Built-in child restraint system means a child restraint system that
is designed to be an integral part of and permanently installed in a
motor vehicle.
Car bed means a child restraint system designed to restrain or
position a child in the supine or prone position on a continuous flat
surface.
Child restraint anchorage system is defined in S3 of FMVSS No. 225
(Sec. 571.225).
Child restraint system means any device except Type I or Type II
seat belts, designed for use in a motor vehicle or aircraft to restrain,
seat, or position children who weigh 50 pounds or less.
Contactable surface means any child restraint system surface (other
than that of a belt, belt buckle, or belt adjustment hardware) that may
contact any part of the head or torso of the appropriate test dummy,
specified in S7, when a child restraint system is tested in accordance
with S6.1.
Factory-installed built-in child restraint system means a built-in
child restraint system that has been or will be permanently installed in
a motor vehicle before that vehicle is certified as a completed or
altered vehicle in accordance with part 567 of this chapter.
Rear-facing child restraint system means a child restraint system,
except a car bed, that positions a child to face in the direction
opposite to the normal direction of travel of the motor vehicle.
Representative aircraft passenger seat means either a Federal
Aviation Administration approved production aircraft passenger seat or a
simulated aircraft passenger seat conforming to Figure 6.
Seat orientation reference line or SORL means the horizontal line
through Point Z as illustrated in Figure 1A.
Specific vehicle shell means the actual vehicle model part into
which the built-in child restraint system is or is intended to be
fabricated, including the complete surroundings of the built-in system.
If the built-in child restraint system is or is intended to be
fabricated as part of any seat other than a front seat, these
surroundings include the back of the seat in front, the interior rear
side door panels and trim, the floor pan, adjacent pillars (e.g., the B
and C pillars), and the ceiling. If the built-in system is or is
intended to be fabricated as part of the front seat, these surroundings
include the dashboard, the steering mechanism and its associated trim
hardware, any levers and knobs installed on the floor or on a console,
the interior front side door panels and trim, the front seat, the floor
pan, the A pillars and the ceiling.
Tether anchorage is defined in S3 of FMVSS No. 225 (Sec. 571.225).
Tether strap is defined in S3 of FMVSS No. 225 (Sec. 571.225).
Tether hook is defined in S3 of FMVSS No. 225 (Sec. 571.225).
Torso means the portion of the body of a seated anthropomorphic test
dummy, excluding the thighs, that lies between the top of the child
restraint system seating surface and the top of the shoulders of the
test dummy.
S5. Requirements. (a) Each motor vehicle with a built-in child
restraint system shall meet the requirements in this section when, as
specified, tested in accordance with S6.1 and this paragraph.
(b) Each child restraint system manufactured for use in motor
vehicles shall meet the requirements in this section when, as specified,
tested in accordance with S6.1 and this paragraph. Each add-on system
shall meet the requirements at each of the restraint's seat back angle
adjustment positions and restraint belt routing positions, when the
restraint is oriented in the direction recommended by the manufacturer
(e.g., forward, rearward or laterally) pursuant to S5.6, and tested with
the test dummy specified in S7.
(c) Each child restraint system manufactured for use in aircraft
shall meet the requirements in this section and the additional
requirements in S8.
S5.1 Dynamic performance.
S5.1.1 Child restraint system integrity. When tested in accordance
with S6.1, each child restraint system shall meet the requirements of
paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section.
(a) Exhibit no complete separation of any load bearing structural
element and no partial separation exposing either surfaces with a radius
of less than \1/4\ inch or surfaces with protrusions
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greater than \3/8\ inch above the immediate adjacent surrounding
contactable surface of any structural element of the system.
(b)(1) If adjustable to different positions, remain in the same
adjustment position during the testing that it was in immediately before
the testing, except as otherwise specified in paragraph (b)(2).
(2)(i) Subject to paragraph (b)(2)(ii), a rear-facing child
restraint system may have a means for repositioning the seating surface
of the system that allows the system's occupant to move from a reclined
position to an upright position and back to a reclined position during
testing.
(ii) No opening that is exposed and is larger than \1/4\ inch before
the testing shall become smaller during the testing as a result of the
movement of the seating surface relative to the restraint system as a
whole.
(c) If a front facing child restraint system, not allow the angle
between the system's back support surfaces for the child and the
system's seating surface to be less than 45 degrees at the completion of
the test.
S5.1.2 Injury criteria. When tested in accordance with S6.1, each
child restraint system that, in accordance with S5.5.2(f), is
recommended for use by children whose masses are more than 10 kilograms
(kg) shall--
(a) Limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the
accelerometer mounted in the test dummy head as specified in part 572
such that the expression:
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shall not exceed 1,000, where a is the resultant acceleration expressed
as a multiple of g (the acceleration of gravity), and t1 and
t2 are any two moments during the impacts.
(b) Limit the resultant acceleration at the location of the
accelerometer mounted in the test dummy upper thorax as specified in
part 572 to not more than 60 g's, except for intervals whose cumulative
duration is not more than 3 milliseconds.
S5.1.3 Occupant excursion. When tested in accordance with S6.1 and
the requirements specified in this section, each child restraint system
shall meet the applicable excursion limit requirements specified in
S5.1.3.1-S5.1.3.3.
S5.1.3.1 Child restraint systems other than rear-facing ones and
car beds. Each child restraint system, other than a rear-facing child
restraint system or a car bed, shall retain the test dummy's torso
within the system.
(a) For each add-on child restraint system:
(1) No portion of the test dummy's head shall pass through a
vertical transverse plane that is 720 mm or 813 mm (as specified in the
table in this S5.1.3.1) forward of point Z on the standard seat
assembly, measured along the center SORL (as illustrated in figure 1B of
this standard); and
(2) Neither knee pivot point shall pass through a vertical
transverse plane that is 915 mm forward of point Z on the standard seat
assembly, measured along the center SORL.
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(b) In the case of a built-in child restraint system, neither knee
pivot point shall, at any time during the dynamic test, pass through a
vertical transverse plane that is 305 mm forward of the initial pre-test
position of the respective knee pivot point, measured along a horizontal
line that passes through the knee pivot point and is parallel to the
vertical longitudinal plane that passes through the vehicle's
longitudinal centerline.
S5.1.3.2 Rear-facing child restraint systems. In the case of each
rear-facing child restraint system, all portions of the test dummy's
torso shall be retained within the system and neither of the target
points on either side of the dummy's head and on the transverse axis
passing through the center of mass of the dummy's head and perpendicular
to the head's midsagittal plane, shall pass through the transverse
orthogonal planes whose intersection contains the forward-most and top-
most points on the child restraint system surfaces (illustrated in
Figure 1C).
S5.1.3.3 Car beds. In the case of car beds, all portions of the test
dummy's head and torso shall be retained within the confines of the car
bed.
S5.1.4 Back support angle. When a rear-facing child restraint system
is tested in accordance with S6.1, the angle between the system's back
support surface for the child and the vertical shall not exceed 70
degrees.
S5.2 Force distribution.
S5.2.1 Minimum head support surface--child restraints other than car
beds.
S5.2.1.1 Except as provided in S5.2.1.2, each child restraint system
other than a car bed shall provide restraint
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against rearward movement of the head of the child (rearward in relation
to the child) by means of a continuous seat back which is an integral
part of the system and which--
(a) Has a height, measured along the system seat back surface for
the child in the vertical longitudinal plane passing through the
longitudinal centerline of the child restraint systems from the lowest
point on the system seating surface that is contacted by the buttocks of
the seated dummy, as follows:
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Height \2\
Weight \1\ (in pounds) (in
inches)
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Less than 20 lb............................................. 18
20 lb or more, but not more than 40 lb...................... 20
More than 40 lb............................................. 22
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\1\ When a child restraint system is recommended under S5.5(f) for use
by children of the above weights.
\2\ The height of the portion of the system seat back providing head
restraint shall not be less than the above.
(b) Has a width of not less than 8 inches, measured in the
horizontal plane at the height specified in paragraph (a) of this
section. Except that a child restraint system with side supports
extending at least 4 inches forward from the padded surface of the
portion of the restraint system provided for support of the child's head
may have a width of not less than 6 inches, measured in the horizontal
plane at the height specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) Limits the rearward rotation of the test dummy head so that the
angle between the head and torso of the dummy specified in S7. when
tested in accordance with S6.1 is not more than 45 degrees greater than
the angle between the head and torso after the dummy has been placed in
the system in accordance with S6.1.2.3 and before the system is tested
in accordance with S6.1.
S5.2.1.2 The applicability of the requirements of S5.2.1.1 to a
front-facing child restraint, and the conformance of any child restraint
other than a car bed to those requirements is determined using the
largest of the test dummies specified in S7.1 for use in testing that
restraint; provided, that the 6-year-old dummy described in subpart I of
part 572 of this title is not used to determine the applicability of or
compliance with S5.2.1.1. A front-facing child restraint system is not
required to comply with S5.2.1.1 if the target point on either side of
the dummy's head is below a horizontal plane tangent to the top of--
(a) The standard seat assembly, in the case of an add-on child
restraint system, when the dummy is positioned in the system and the
system is installed on the assembly in accordance with S6.1.2.
(b) The vehicle seat, in the case of a built-in child restraint
system, when the system is activated and the dummy is positioned in the
system in accordance with S6.1.2.
S5.2.2 Torso impact protection. Each child restraint system other
than a car bed shall comply with the applicable requirements of S5.2.2.1
and S5.2.2.2.
S5.2.2.1(a) The system surface provided for the support of the
child's back shall be flat or concave and have a continuous surface area
of not less than 85 square inches.
(b) Each system surface provided for support of the side of the
child's torso shall be flat or concave and have a continuous surface of
not less than 24 square inches for systems recommended for children
weighing 20 pounds or more, or 48 square inches for systems recommended
for children weighing less than 20 pounds.
(c) Each horizontal cross section of each system surface designed to
restrain forward movement of the child's torso shall be flat or concave
and each vertical longitudinal cross section shall be flat or convex
with a radius of curvature of the underlying structure of not less than
2 inches.
S5.2.2.2 Each forward-facing child restraint system shall have no
fixed or movable surface--
(a) Directly forward of the dummy and intersected by a horizontal
line--
(1) Parallel to the SORL, in the case of the add-on child restraint
system, or
(2) Parallel to a vertical plane through the longitudinal center
line of the vehicle seat, in the case of a built-in child restraint
system, and,
(b) Passing through any portion of the dummy, except for surfaces
which restrain the dummy when the system is tested in accordance with
S6.1.2(a)(2), so that the child restraint system shall conform to the
requirements of S5.1.2 and S5.1.3.1.
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S5.2.3 Head impact protection.
S5.2.3.1 Each child restraint system, other than a child harness,
which is recommended under S5.5.2(f) for children whose masses are less
than 10 kg, shall comply with S5.2.3.2.
S5.2.3.2 Each system surface, except for protrusions that comply
with S5.2.4, which is contactable by the dummy head when the system is
tested in accordance with S6.1 shall be covered with slow recovery,
energy absorbing material with the following characteristics:
(a) A 25 percent compression-deflection resistance of not less than
0.5 and not more than 10 pounds per square inch when tested in
accordance with S6.3.
(b) A thickness of not less than \1/2\ inch for materials having a
25 percent compression-deflection resistance of not less than 1.8 and
not more than 10 pounds per square inch when tested in accordance with
S6.3. Materials having a 25 percent compression-deflection resistance of
less than 1.8 pounds per square inch shall have a thickness of not less
than \3/4\ inch.
S5.2.4 Protrusion limitation. Any portion of a rigid structural
component within or underlying a contactable surface, or any portion of
a child restraint system surface that is subject to the requirements of
S5.2.3 shall, with any padding or other flexible overlay material
removed, have a height above any immediately adjacent restraint system
surface of not more than \3/8\ inch and no exposed edge with a radius of
less than \1/4\ inch.
S5.3 Installation.
S5.3.1 Except for components designed to attach to a child
restraint anchorage system, each add-on child restraint system shall not
have any means designed for attaching the system to a vehicle seat
cushion or vehicle seat back and any component (except belts) that is
designed to be inserted between the vehicle seat cushion and vehicle
seat back.
S5.3.2 Each add-on child restraint system shall be capable of
meeting the requirements of this standard when installed on the vehicle
seating assembly solely by each of the means indicated in the following
table for the particular type of child restraint system:
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Means of installation
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Type 1 seat Child
belt restraint
Type of add-on child restraint system Type 1 seat assembly anchorage Type II seat
belt plus a system belt
assembly tether (effective assembly
anchorage, September 1,
if needed 2002)
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Harnesses............................................... X
Car beds................................................ X
Rear-facing restraints.................................. X X
Belt-positioning seats.................................. X
All other child restraints.............................. X X X
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S5.3.3 Car beds. Each car bed shall be designed to be installed on a
vehicle seat so that the car bed's longitudinal axis is perpendicular to
a vertical longitudinal plane through the longitudinal axis of the
vehicle.
S5.4 Belts, belt buckles, and belt webbing.
S5.4.1 Performance requirements. The webbing of belts provided with
a child restrain system and used to attach the system to the vehicle or
to restrain the child within the system shall--
(a) After being subjected to abrasion as specified in S5.1(d) or
S5.3(c) of FMVSS 209 (Sec. 571.209), have a breaking strength of not
less than 75 percent of the strength of the unabraded webbing when
tested in accordance with S5.1(b) of FMVSS 209.
(b) Meet the requirements of S4.2 (e) and (f) of FMVSS No. 209
(Sec. 571.209); and
(c) If contactable by the test dummy torso when the system is tested
in accordance with S6.1, have a width of not less than 1\1/2\ inches
when measured in accordance with S5.4.1.1.
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S5.4.1.1 Width test procedure. Condition the webbing for 24 hours
in an atmosphere of any relative humidity between 48 and 67 percent, and
any ambient temperature between 70 deg. and 77 deg.F. Measure belt
webbing width under a tension of 5 pounds applied lengthwise.
S5.4.2 Belt buckles and belt adjustment hardware. Each belt buckle
and item of belt adjustment hardware used in a child restraint system
shall conform to the requirements of S4.3(a) and S4.3(b) of FMVSS No.
209 (Sec. 571.209).
S5.4.3 Belt Restraint.
S5.4.3.1 General. Each belt that is part of a child restraint
system and that is designed to restrain a child using the system shall
be adjustable to snugly fit any child whose height and weight are within
the ranges recommended in accordance with S5.5.2(f) and who is
positioned in the system in accordance with the instructions required by
S5.6.
S5.4.3.2 Direct restraint. Except for a child restraint system
whose mass is less than 4.4 kg, each belt that is part of a child
restraint system and that is designed to restrain a child using the
system and to attach the system to the vehicle, and each Type I and lap
portion of a Type II vehicle belt that is used to attach the system to
the vehicle shall, when tested in accordance with S6.1, impose no loads
on the child that result from the mass of the system, or
(a) In the case of an add-on child restraint system, from the mass
of the seat back of the standard seat assembly specified in S6.1, or
(b) In the case of a built-in child restraint system, from the mass
of any part of the vehicle into which the child restraint system is
built.
S5.4.3.3 Seating systems. Except for child restraint systems
subject to S5.4.3.4, each child restraint system that is designed for
use by a child in a seated position and that has belts designed to
restrain the child, shall, with the test dummy specified in S7
positioned in the system in accordance with S10 provide:
(a) Upper torso restraint in the form of:
(i) Belts passing over each shoulder of the child, or
(ii) A fixed or movable surface that complies with S5.2.2.1(c), and
(b) Lower torso restraint in the form of:
(i) A lap belt assembly making an angle between 45 deg. and 90 deg.
with the child restraint seating surface at the lap belt attachment
points, or
(ii) A fixed or movable surface that complies with S5.2.2.1(c), and
(c) In the case of each seating system recommended for children
whose masses are more than 10 kg, crotch restraint in the form of:
(i) A crotch belt connectable to the lap belt or other device used
to restrain the lower torso, or
(ii) A fixed or movable surface that complies with S5.2.2.1(c).
S5.4.3.4 Harnesses. Each child harness shall:
(a) Provide upper torso restraint, including belts passing over each
shoulder of the child;
(b) Provide lower torso restraint by means of lap and crotch belt;
and
(c) Prevent a child of any height for which the restraint is
recommended for use pursuant to S5.5.2(f) from standing upright on the
vehicle seat when the child is placed in the device in accordance with
the instructions required by S5.6.
S5.4.3.5 Buckle release. Any buckle in a child restraint system belt
assembly designed to restrain a child using the system shall:
(a) When tested in accordance with S6.2.1 prior to the dynamic test
of S6.1, not release when a force of less than 40 newtons (N) is applied
and shall release when a force of not more than 62 N is applied;
(b) After the dynamic test of S6.1, when tested in accordance with
the appropriate sections of S6.2, release when a force of not more than
71 N is applied, provided, however, that the conformance of any child
restraint to this requirement is determined using the largest of the
test dummies specified in S7 for use in testing that restraint when the
restraint is facing forward, rearward, and/or laterally;
(c) Meet the requirements of S4.3(d)(2) of FMVSS No. 209
(Sec. 571.209), except that the minimum surface area for child restraint
buckles designed for
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push button application shall be 0.6 square inch;
(d) Meet the requirements of S4.3(g) of FMVSS No. 209 (Sec. 571.209)
when tested in accordance with S5.2(g) of FMVSS No. 209; and
(e) Not release during the testing specified in S6.1.
S5.5 Labeling.
S5.5.1 Each add-on child restraint system shall be permanently
labeled with the information specified in S5.5.2 (a) through (m).
S5.5.2 The information specified in paragraphs (a) through (m) of
this section shall be stated in the English language and lettered in
letters and numbers that are not smaller than 10 point type and are on a
contrasting background.
(a) The model name or number of the system.
(b) The manufacturer's name. A distributor's name may be used
instead if the distributor assumes responsibility for all duties and
liabilities imposed on the manufacturer with respect to the system by
the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended.
(c) The statement: ``Manufactured in ----,'' inserting the month and
year of manufacture.
(d) The place of manufacture (city and State, or foreign country).
However, if the manufacturer uses the name of the distributor, then it
shall state the location (city and State, or foreign country) of the
principal offices of the distributor.
(e) The statement: ``This child restraint system conforms to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.''
(f) One of the following statements, inserting the manufacturer's
recommendations for the maximum mass and height of children who can
safely occupy the system, except that booster seats shall not be
recommended for children whose masses are less than 13.6 kg:
(1) This infant restraint is designed for use by children who weigh
------------ pounds (------------ kg) or less and whose height is
(insert values in English and metric units; use of word ``mass'' in
label is optional) or less; or
(2) This child restraint is designed for use only by children who
weigh between ------------ and ------------ pounds (insert appropriate
metric values; use of word ``mass'' is optional) and whose height is
(insert appropriate values in English and metric units) or less and who
are capable of sitting upright alone; or
(3) This child restraint is designed for use only by children who
weigh between ------------ and ------------ pounds (insert appropriate
metric values; use of word ``mass'' is optional) and whose height is
between ------------ and ------------ inches (insert appropriate values
in English and metric units).
(g) The following statement, inserting the location of the
manufacturer's installation instruction booklet or sheet on the
restraint:
WARNING! FAILURE TO FOLLOW EACH OF THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESULT
IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR
CRASH.
SECURE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT WITH A VEHICLE BELT AS SPECIFIED IN THE
MAUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS LOCATED----.
(h) In the case of each child restraint system that has belts
designed to restrain children using them:
SNUGLY ADJUST THE BELTS PROVIDED WITH THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR
CHILD.
(i)(1) For a booster seat that is recommended for use with either a
vehicle's Type I or Type II seat belt assembly, one of the following
statements, as appropriate:
(i) WARNING! USE ONLY THE VEHICLE'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM
WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD IN THIS BOOSTER SEAT; or,
(ii) WARNING! USE ONLY THE VEHICLE'S LAP BELT SYSTEM, OR THE LAP
BELT PART OF A LAP/SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WITH THE SHOULDER BELT PLACED
BEHIND THE CHILD, WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD IN THIS SEAT.
(2)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2)(ii) of this section,
for a booster seat which is recommended for use with both a vehicle's
Type I and Type II seat belt assemblies, the following statement:
WARNING! USE ONLY THE VEHICLE'S LAP BELT SYSTEM, OR THE LAP BELT PART OF
A LAP/SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WITH THE SHOULDER BELT PLACED BEHIND THE
CHILD, WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD WITH THE insert description of
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the system element provided to restrain forward movement of the child's
torso when used with a lap belt (e.g., shield), AND ONLY THE VEHICLE'S
LAP AND SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WHEN USING THIS BOOSTER WITHOUT THE insert
above description.
(ii) A booster seat which is recommended for use with both a
vehicle's Type I and Type II seat belt assemblies is not subject to
S5.5.2(i)(2)(i) if, when the booster is used with the shield or similar
component, the booster will cause the shoulder belt to be located in a
position other than in front of the child when the booster is installed.
However, such a booster shall be labeled with a warning to use the
booster with the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when using the
booster without a shield.
(j) In the case of each child restraint system equipped with an
anchorage strap, the statement:
SECURE THE TOP ANCHORAGE STRAP PROVIDED WITH THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AS
SPECIFIED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS.
(k) At the manufacturer's option, child restraint systems
manufactured before May 27, 1997 may comply with the requirements of
S5.5.2(k)(4) or S5.5.2(k)(5) as appropriate, instead of the requirements
of S5.5.2(k)(1)(ii) or S5.5.2(k)(2)(ii).
(1) In the case of each rear-facing child restraint system that is
designed for infants only, the following statements--
(i) ``PLACE THIS INFANT RESTRAINT IN A REAR-FACING POSITION WHEN
USING IT IN THE VEHICLE.''
(ii) ``WARNING: DO NOT PLACE THIS RESTRAINT IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A
VEHICLE THAT HAS A PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. (insert a statement that
describes the consequences of not following the warning.)
(2) In the case of a child restraint system that is designed to be
used rearward-facing for infants and forward facing for older children,
the following statements--
(i) ``PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A REAR-FACING POSITION WHEN
USING IT WITH AN INFANT WEIGHING LESS THAN (insert a recommended weight
that is not less than 20 pounds).''
(ii) ``WARNING: WHEN THIS RESTRAINT IS USED REAR-FACING, DO NOT
PLACE IT IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A VEHICLE THAT HAS A PASSENGER SIDE AIR
BAG. (Insert a statement that describes the consequences of not
following the warning.)''
(3) The statements required by paragraphs (k)(1)(ii) and (k)(2)(ii)
shall be on a red, orange or yellow contrasting background, and placed
on the restraint so that it is on the side of the restraint designed to
be adjacent to the front passenger door of a vehicle and is visible to a
person installing the rear-facing child restraint system in the front
passenger seat.
(4) Except as provided in (k)(5) of this section, in the case of
each child restraint system that can be used in a rear-facing position
and is manufactured on or after May 27, 1997, instead of the warning
specified in S5.5.2(k)(1)(ii) or S5.5.2(k)(2)(ii) of this standard, a
label that conforms in content to Figure 10 and to the requirements of
S5.5.2(k)(4)(i) through S5.5.2(k)(4)(iii) of this standard shall be
permanently affixed to the outer surface of the cushion or padding in or
adjacent to the area where a child's head would rest, so that the label
is plainly visible and easily readable.
(i) The heading area shall be yellow with the word ``warning'' and
the alert symbol in black.
(ii) The message area shall be white with black text. The message
area shall be no less than 30 square cm.
(iii) The pictogram shall be black with a red circle and slash on a
white background. The pictogram shall be no less than 30 mm in diameter.
(5) If a child restraint system is equipped with a device that
deactivates the passenger-side air bag in a vehicle when and only when
the child restraint is installed in the vehicle and provides a signal,
for at least 60 seconds after deactivation, that the air bag is
deactivated, the label specified in Figure 10 may include the phrase
``unless air bag is off'' after ``on front seat with air bag.''
(l) An installation diagram showing the child restraint system
installed in:
(1) A seating position equipped with a continuous-loop lap/shoulder
belt; and
(2) A seating position equipped with only a lap belt, as specified
in the manufacturer's instructions.
(m) The following statement, inserting an address and telephone
number:
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``Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You must
register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name,
address and the restraint's model number and manufacturing date to
(insert address) or call (insert telephone number). For recall
information, call the U.S. Government's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-
424-9393 (202-366-0123 in DC area).''
(n) Child restraint systems, other than belt-positioning seats,
harnesses and backless child restraint systems, may be certified as
complying with the provisions of S8. Child restraints that are so
certified shall be labeled with the statement ``This Restraint is
Certified for Use in Motor Vehicles and Aircraft.'' Belt-positioning
seats, harnesses and backless child restraint systems shall be labeled
with the statement ``This Restraint is Not Certified for Use in
Aircraft.'' The statement required by this paragraph shall be in red
lettering and shall be placed after the certification statement required
by S5.5.2(e).
S5.5.3 The information specified in S5.5.2 (g) through (k) shall be
located on the add-on child restraint system so that it is visible when
the system is installed as specified in S5.6.1.
S5.5.4 (a) Each built-in child restraint system other than a
factory-installed built-in restraint shall be permanently labeled with
the information specified in S5.5.5 (a) through (l). The information
specified in S5.5.5(a) through (j) and in S5.5.5(l) shall be visible
when the system is activated for use.
(b) Each factory-installed built-in child restraint shall be
permanently labeled with the information specified in S5.5.5(f) through
(j) and S5.5.5(l), so that the information is visible when the restraint
is activated for use. The information shall also be included in the
vehicle owner's manual.
S5.5.5 The information specified in paragraphs (a) through (l) of
this section that is required by S5.5.4 shall be in English and lettered
in letters and numbers that are not smaller than 10-point type and are
on a contrasting background.
(a) The model name or number of the system.
(b) The manufacturer's name. A distributor's or dealer's name may be
used instead if the distributor or dealer assumes responsibility for all
duties and liabilities imposed on the manufacturer with respect to the
system by the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended.
(c) The statement: ``Manufactured in ------,'' inserting the month
and year of manufacture.
(d) The place of manufacture (city and State, or foreign country).
However, if the manufacturer uses the name of the distributor or dealer,
then it shall state the location (city and State, or foreign country) of
the principal offices of the distributor or dealer.
(e) The statement: ``This child restraint system conforms to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.''
(f) One of the following statements, inserting the manufacturer's
recommendations for the maximum mass and height of children who can
safely occupy the system, except that booster seats shall not be
recommended for children whose masses are less than 13.6 kg:
(1) This infant restraint is designed for use by children who weigh
------------ pounds (------------ kg) or less and whose height is
(insert values in English and metric units; use of word ``mass'' in
label is optional); or
(2) This child restraint is designed for use only by children who
weigh between ------------ and------------ pounds (insert appropriate
metric values; use of word ``mass'' is optional) and whose height is
(insert appropriate values in English and metric units) or less and who
are capable of sitting upright alone; or
(3) This child restraint is designed for use only by children who
weigh between ------------ and ------------ pounds (insert appropriate
metric values; use of word ``mass'' is optional) and whose height is
between ------------ and ------------ inches (insert appropriate values
in English and metric units).
(g) The statement specified in paragraph (1), and if appropriate,
the statement in paragraph (2):
(1) WARNING! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
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ON THE USE OF THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN YOUR CHILD
STRIKING THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
(2) In the case of each built-in child restraint system which is not
intended for use in the motor vehicle in certain adjustment positions or
under certain circumstances, an appropriate statement of the
manufacturer's restrictions regarding those positions or circumstances,
in capitalized letters.
(h) In the case of each built-in child restraint system that has
belts designed to restrain children using them:
SNUGLY ADJUST THE BELTS PROVIDED WITH THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR
CHILD.
(i) In the case of each built-in child restraint which can be used
in a rear-facing position, the following statement:
PLACE AN INFANT IN A REAR-FACING POSITION IN THIS CHILD RESTRAINT.
(j) A diagram or diagrams showing the fully activated child
restraint system in infant and/or child configurations.
(k) The following statement, inserting an address and telephone
number: ``Child restraints could be recalled for safety reasons. You
must register this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name,
address and the restraint's model number and manufacturing date to
(insert address) or call (insert telephone number). For recall
information, call the U.S. Government's Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-
424-9393 (202-366-0123 in DC area).''
(l) In the case of a built-in belt-positioning seat that uses either
the vehicle's Type I or Type II belt systems or both, a statement
describing the manufacturer's recommendations for the maximum height and
weight of children who can safely occupy the system and how the booster
should be used (e.g., with or without shield) with the different vehicle
belt systems.
S5.6 Printed Instructions for Proper Use.
S5.6.1 Add-on child restraint systems. Each add-on child restraint
system shall be accompanied by printed installation instructions in
English that provide a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
installing the system in motor vehicles, securing the system in the
vehicles, positioning a child in the system, and adjusting the system to
fit the child. For each child restraint system that has components for
attaching to a tether anchorage or a child restraint anchorage system,
the installation instructions shall include a step-by-step procedure,
including diagrams, for properly attaching to that anchorage or system.
S5.6.1.1 In a vehicle with rear designated seating positions, the
instructions shall alert vehicle owners that, according to accident
statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions than in the front seating positions.
S5.6.1.2 The instructions shall specify in general terms the types
of vehicles, the types of seating positions, and the types of vehicle
safety belts with which the add-on child restraint system can or cannot
be used.
S5.6.1.3 The instructions shall explain the primary consequences of
not following the warnings required to be labeled on the child restraint
system in accordance with S5.5.2 (g) through (k).
S5.6.1.4 The instructions for each car bed shall explain that the
car bed should position in such a way that the child's head is near the
center of the vehicle.
S5.6.1.5 The instructions shall state that add-on child restraint
systems should be securely belted to the vehicle, even when they are not
occupied, since in a crash an unsecured child restraint system may
injure other occupants.
S5.6.1.6 Each add-on child restraint system shall have a location
on the restraint for storing the manufacturer's instructions.
S5.6.1.7 The instructions shall include the following statement,
inserting an address and telephone number: ``Child restraints could be
recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint to be
reached in a recall. Send your name, address and the restraint's model
number and manufacturing date to (insert address) or call (insert
telephone number). For recall information, call the U.S. Government's
Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in DC area).''
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S5.6.1.8 In the case of each child restraint system that can be
used in a position so that it is facing the rear of the vehicle, the
instructions shall provide a warning against using rear-facing
restraints at seating positions equipped with air bags, and shall
explain the reasons for, and consequences of not following the warning.
The instructions shall also include a statement that owners of vehicles
with front passenger side air bags should refer to their vehicle owner's
manual for child restraint installation instructions.
S5.6.1.9 In the case of each rear-facing child restraint system
that has a means for repositioning the seating surface of the system
that allows the system's occupant to move from a reclined position to an
upright position during testing, the instructions shall include a
warning against impeding the ability of the restraint to change
adjustment position.
S5.6.1.10(a) For instructions for a booster seat that is
recommended for use with either a vehicle's Type I or Type II seat belt
assembly, one of the following statements, as appropriate, and the
reasons for the statement:
(i) WARNING! USE ONLY THE VEHICLE'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM
WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD IN THIS BOOSTER SEAT; or,
(ii) WARNING! USE ONLY THE VEHICLE'S LAP BELT SYSTEM, OR THE LAP
BELT PART OF A LAP/SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WITH THE SHOULDER BELT PLACED
BEHIND THE CHILD, WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD IN THIS SEAT.
(b)(i) Except as provided in S5.6.1.10(b)(ii), the instructions for
a booster seat that is recommended for use with both a vehicle's Type I
and Type II seat belt assemblies shall include the following statement
and the reasons therefor:
WARNING! USE ONLY THE VEHICLE'S LAP BELT SYSTEM, OR THE LAP BELT PART OF
A LAP/SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WITH THE SHOULDER BELT PLACED BEHIND THE
CHILD, WHEN RESTRAINING THE CHILD WITH THE insert description of the
system element provided to restrain forward movement of the child's
torso when used with a lap belt (e.g., shield), AND ONLY THE VEHICLE'S
LAP AND SHOULDER BELT SYSTEM WHEN USING THIS BOOSTER WITHOUT THE insert
above description.
(ii) A booster seat which is recommended for use with both a
vehicle's Type I and Type II seat belt assemblies is not subject to
S5.6.1.10(b)(i) if, when the booster is used with the shield or similar
component, the booster will cause the shoulder belt to be located in a
position other than in front of the child when the booster is installed.
However, the instructions for such a booster shall include a warning to
use the booster with the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when
using the booster without a shield.
(c) The instructions for belt-positioning seats shall include the
statement, ``This restraint is not certified for aircraft use,'' and the
reasons for this statement.
S5.6.2 Built-in child restraint systems. (a) Each built-in child
restraint system shall be accompanied by printed instructions in English
that provide a step-by-step procedure, including diagrams, for
activating the restraint system, positioning a child in the system,
adjusting the restraint and, if provided, the restraint harness to fit
the child. The instructions for each built-in car bed shall explain that
the child should be positioned in the bed in such a way that the child's
head is near the center of the vehicle.
(b) Each motor vehicle equipped with a factory-installed built-in
child restraint shall have the information specified in paragraph (a) of
this section included in its vehicle owner's manual.
S5.6.2.1 The instructions shall explain the primary consequences of
not following the manufacturer's warnings for proper use of the child
restraint system in accordance with S5.5.5 (f) through (i).
S5.6.2.2 The instructions for each built-in child restraint system
other than a factory-installed restraint, shall include the following
statement, inserting an address and telephone number: ``Child restraints
could be recalled for safety reasons. You must register this restraint
to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address and the restraint's
model number and manufacturing date to (insert address) or call (insert
telephone number). For recall information, call the U.S. Government's
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Auto Safety Hotline at 1-800-424-9393 (202-366-0123 in DC area).''
S5.6.2.3. Each built-in child restraint system other than a
factory-installed built-in restraint, shall have a location on the
restraint for storing the instructions.
S5.6.3 Each built-in child restraint system, other than a system
that has been installed in a vehicle or a factory-installed built-in
system that is designed for a specific vehicle model and seating
position, shall be accompanied by instructions in English that provide a
step-by-step procedure for installing the system in a motor vehicle. The
instructions shall specify the types of vehicles and the seating
positions into which the restraint can or cannot be installed. The
instructions for each car bed shall explain that the bed should be
installed so that the child's head will be near the center of the
vehicle.
S5.6.4 In the case of a built-in belt-positioning seat that uses
either the vehicle's Type I or Type II belt systems or both, the
instructions shall include a statement describing the manufacturer's
recommendations for the maximum height and weight of children who can
safely occupy the system and how the booster must be used with the
vehicle belt systems appropriate for the booster seat. The instructions
shall explain the consequences of not following the directions. The
instructions shall specify that, if the booster seat is recommended for
use with only the lap-belt part of a Type II assembly, the shoulder belt
portion of the assembly must be placed behind the child.
S5.7 Flammability. Each material used in a child restraint system
shall conform to the requirements of S4 of FMVSS No. 302 (571.302). In
the case of a built-in child restraint system, the requirements of S4 of
FMVSS No. 302 shall be met in both the ``in-use'' and ``stowed''
positions.
S5.8 Information requirements--registration form.
(a) Each child restraint system, except a factory-installed built-in
restraint system, shall have a registration form attached to any surface
of the restraint that contacts the dummy when the dummy is positioned in
the system in accordance with S6.1.2 of Standard 213.
(b) Each form shall:
(1) Consist of a postcard that is attached at a perforation to an
informational card;
(2) Conform in size, content and format to Figures 9a and 9b of this
section; and
(3) Have a thickness of at least 0.007 inches and not more than
0.0095 inches.
(c) Each postcard shall provide the model name or number and date of
manufacture (month, year) of the child restraint system to which the
form is attached, shall contain space for the purchaser to record his or
her name and mailing address, shall be addressed to the manufacturer,
and shall be postage paid. No other information shall appear on the
postcard, except identifying information that distinguishes a particular
child restraint system from other systems of that model name or number
may be preprinted in the shaded area of the postcard, as shown in figure
9a.
S5.9 Attachment to child restraint anchorage system.
(a) Each add-on child restraint system manufactured on or after
September 1, 2002, other than a car bed, harness and belt-positioning
seat, shall have components permanently attached to the system that
enable the restraint to be securely fastened to the lower anchorages of
the child restraint anchorage system specified in Standard No. 225
(Sec. 571.225) and depicted in Drawing Package 100-1000 with Addendum A:
Seat Base Weldment (consisting of drawings and a bill of materials)
dated October 23, 1998, (incorporated by reference; see Sec. 571.5). The
components must be attached such that they can only be removed by use of
a tool, such as a screwdriver. In the case of rear-facing child
restraints with detachable bases, only the base is required to have the
components.
(b) In the case of each child restraint system that is manufactured
on or after September 1, 1999 and that has components for attaching the
system to a tether anchorage, those components shall include a tether
hook that conforms to the configuration and geometry specified in Figure
11 of this standard.
(c) In the case of each child restraint system that is manufactured
on or
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after September 1, 1999 and that has components, including belt webbing,
for attaching the system to a tether anchorage or to a child restraint
anchorage system, the belt webbing shall be adjustable so that the child
restraint can be tightly attached to the vehicle.
(d) Beginning September 1, 1999, each child restraint system with
components that enable the restraint to be securely fastened to the
lower anchorages of a child restraint anchorage system, other than a
system with hooks for attaching to the lower anchorages, shall provide
either an indication when each attachment to the lower anchorages
becomes fully latched or attached, or a visual indication that all
attachments to the lower anchorages are fully latched or attached.
Visual indications shall be detectable under normal daylight lighting
conditions.
S6. Test conditions and procedures.
S6.1 Dynamic systems test for child restraint systems.
The test conditions described in S6.1.1 apply to the dynamic systems
test. The test procedure for the dynamic systems test is specified in
S6.1.2. The test dummy specified in S7 is placed in the test specimen
(child restraint), clothed as described in S9 and positioned according
to S10.
S6.1.1 Test conditions.
(a) Test devices.
(1) The test device for add-on restraint systems is a standard seat
assembly consisting of a simulated vehicle bench seat, with three
seating positions, which is described in Drawing Package SAS-100-1000
with Addendum A: Seat Base Weldment (consisting of drawings and a bill
of materials) dated October 23, 1998, (incorporated by reference; see
Sec. 571.5). The assembly is mounted on a dynamic test platform so that
the center SORL of the seat is parallel to the direction of the test
platform travel and so that movement between the base of the assembly
and the platform is prevented.
(2) The test device for built-in child restraint systems is either
the specific vehicle shell or the specific vehicle.
(i) Specific vehicle shell.
(A) The specific vehicle shell, if selected for testing, is mounted
on a dynamic test platform so that the longitudinal center line of the
shell is parallel to the direction of the test platform travel and so
that movement between the base of the shell and the platform is
prevented. Adjustable seats are in the adjustment position midway
between the forwardmost and rearmost positions, and if separately
adjustable in a vertical direction, are at the lowest position. If an
adjustment position does not exist midway between the forwardmost and
rearmost position, the closest adjustment position to the rear of the
midpoint is used. Adjustable seat backs are in the manufacturer's
nominal design riding position. If such a position is not specified, the
seat back is positioned so that the longitudinal center line of the
child test dummy's neck is vertical, and if an instrumented test dummy
is used, the accelerometer surfaces in the dummy's head and thorax, as
positioned in the vehicle, are horizontal. If the vehicle seat is
equipped with adjustable head restraints, each is adjusted to its
highest adjustment position.
(B) The platform is instrumented with an accelerometer and data
processing system having a frequency response of 60 Hz channel class as
specified in Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practice J211
JUN80 ``Instrumentation for Impact Tests.'' The accelerometer sensitive
axis is parallel to the direction of test platform travel.
(ii) Specific vehicle. For built-in child restraint systems, an
alternate test device is the specific vehicle into which the built-in
system is fabricated. The following test conditions apply to this
alternate test device.
(A) The vehicle is loaded to its unloaded vehicle weight plus its
rated cargo and luggage capacity weight, secured in the luggage area,
plus the appropriate child test dummy and, at the vehicle manufacturer's
option, an anthropomorphic test dummy which conforms to the requirements
of subpart B or subpart E of part 572 of this title for a 50th
percentile adult male dummy placed in the front outboard seating
position. If the built-in child restraint system is installed at one of
the seating positions otherwise requiring the placement of a part 572
test dummy, then in the frontal barrier
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crash specified in (c), the appropriate child test dummy shall be
substituted for the part 572 adult dummy, but only at that seating
position. The fuel tank is filled to any level from 90 to 95 percent of
capacity.
(B) Adjustable seats are in the adjustment position midway between
the forward-most and rearmost positions, and if separately adjustable in
a vehicle direction, are at the lowest position. If an adjustment
position does not exist midway between the forward-most and rearmost
positions, the closest adjustment position to the rear of the midpoint
is used.
(C) Adjustable seat backs are in the manufacturer's nominal design
riding position. If a nominal position is not specified, the seat back
is positioned so that the longitudinal center line of the child test
dummy's neck is vertical, and if an anthropomorphic test dummy is used,
the accelerometer surfaces in the test dummy's head and thorax, as
positioned in the vehicle, are horizontal. If the vehicle is equipped
with adjustable head restraints, each is adjusted to its highest
adjustment position.
(D) Movable vehicle windows and vents are, at the manufacturer's
option, placed in the fully closed position.
(E) Convertibles and open-body type vehicles have the top, if any,
in place in the closed passenger compartment configuration.
(F) Doors are fully closed and latched but not locked.
(G) All instrumentation and data reduction is in conformance with
SAE J211 JUN80.
(b) The tests are frontal barrier impact simulations of the test
platform or frontal barrier crashes of the specific vehicles as
specified in S5.1 of Sec. 571.208 and for:
(1) Test Configuration I, are at a velocity change of 48 km/h with
the acceleration of the test platform entirely within the curve shown in
Figure 2, or for the specific vehicle test with the deceleration
produced in a 48 km/h frontal barrier crash.
(2) Test Configuration II, are set at a velocity change of 32 km/h
with the acceleration of the test platform entirely within the curve
shown in Figure 3, or for the specific vehicle test, with the
deceleration produced in a 32 km/h frontal barrier crash.
(c) As illustrated in Figures 1A and 1B of this standard, attached
to the seat belt anchorage points provided on the standard seat assembly
are Type 1 seat belt assemblies in the case of add-on child restraint
systems other than belt-positioning seats, or Type 2 seat belt
assemblies in the case of belt-positioning seats. These seat belt
assemblies meet the requirements of Standard No. 209 (Sec. 571.209) and
have webbing with a width of not more than 2 inches, and are attached to
the anchorage points without the use of retractors or reels of any kind.
As illustrated in Figures 1A'' and 1B'' of this standard, attached to
the standard seat assembly is a child restraint anchorage system
conforming to the specifications of Standard No. 225 (Sec. 571.225), in
the case of add-on child restraint systems other than belt-positioning
booster seats.
(d) Performance tests under S6.1 are conducted at any ambient
temperature from 19 deg.C to 26 deg.C and at any relative humidity
from 10 percent to 70 percent.
(e) In the case of add-on child restraint systems, the restraint
shall meet the requirements of S5 at each of its seat back angle
adjustment positions and restraint belt routing positions, when the
restraint is oriented in the direction recommended by the manufacturer
(e.g., forward, rearward or laterally) pursuant to S5.6, and tested with
the test dummy specified in S7.
S6.1.2 Dynamic test procedure.
(a) Activate the built-in child restraint or attach the add-on child
restraint to the seat assembly as described below:
(1) Test configuration I.
(i) Child restraints other than belt-positioning seats. Attach the
child restraint in any of the following manners specified in
S6.1.2(a)(1)(i)(A) through (D), unless otherwise specified in this
standard.
(A) Install the child restraint system at the center seating
position of the standard seat assembly, in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions provided with the system pursuant to S5.6.1,
except that the standard lap belt is used and, if provided, a tether
strap may be used.
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(B) Except for a child harness, a backless child restraint system
with a tether strap, and a restraint designed for use by physically
handicapped children, install the child restraint system at the center
seating position of the standard seat assembly as in S6.1.2(a)(1)(i)(A),
except that no tether strap (or any other supplemental device) is used.
(C) Install the child restraint system using the child restraint
anchorage system at the center seating position of the standard seat
assembly in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions provided
with the system pursuant to S5.6.1. The tether strap, if one is
provided, is attached to the tether anchorage.
(D) Install the child restraint system using only the lower
anchorages of the child restraint anchorage system as in
S6.1.2(a)(1)(i)(C). No tether strap (or any other supplemental device)
is used.
(ii) Belt-positioning seats. A belt-positioning seat is attached to
either outboard seating position of the standard seat assembly in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions provided with the system
pursuant to S5.6.1 using only the standard vehicle lap and shoulder belt
and no tether (or any other supplemental device).
(iii) In the case of each built-in child restraint system, activate
the restraint in the specific vehicle shell or the specific vehicle, in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions provided in accordance
with S5.6.2.
(2) Test configuration II. (i) In the case of each add-on child
restraint system which is equipped with a fixed or movable surface
described in S5.2.2.2, or a backless child restraint system with a top
anchorage strap, install the add-on child restraint system at the center
seating position of the standard seat assembly using only the standard
seat lap belt to secure the system to the standard seat.
(ii) In the case of each built-in child restraint system which is
equipped with a fixed or movable surface described in S5.2.2.2, or a
built-in booster seat with a top anchorage strap, activate the system in
the specific vehicle shell or the specific vehicle in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions provided in accordance with S5.6.2.
(b) Select any dummy specified in S7 for testing systems for use by
children of the heights and weights for which the system is recommended
in accordance with S5.5. The dummy is assembled, clothed and prepared as
specified in S7 and S9 and Part 572 of this chapter, as appropriate.
(c) Place the dummy in the child restraint. Position it, and attach
the child restraint belts, if appropriate, as specified in S10.
(d) Belt adjustment.
(1) Add-on systems other than belt-positioning seats.
(i) If appropriate, shoulder and pelvic belts that directly restrain
the dummy shall be adjusted as follows: Tighten the belts until a 9 N
force applied (as illustrated in figure 5) to the webbing at the top of
each dummy shoulder and to the pelvic webbing 50 mm on either side of
the torso midsagittal plane pulls the webbing 7 mm from the dummy.
(ii) All Type I belt systems used to attach an add-on child
restraint system to the standard seat assembly, and any provided
additional anchorage belt (tether), are tightened to a tension of not
less than 53.5 N and not more than 67 N, as measured by a load cell used
on the webbing portion of the belt.
(iii) When attaching a child restraint system to the tether
anchorage and the child restraint anchorage system on the standard seat
assembly, tighten all belt systems used to attach the restraint to the
standard seat assembly to a tension of not less than 53.5 N and not more
than 67 N, as measured by a load cell or other suitable means used on
the webbing portion of the belt.
(2) Add-on belt-positioning seats.
(i) The lap portion of Type II belt systems used to attach the child
restraint to the standard seat assembly is tightened to a tension of not
less than 53.5 N and not more than 67 N, as measured by a load cell used
on the webbing portion of the belt.
(ii) The shoulder portion of Type II belt systems used to restrain
the dummy is tightened to a tension of not less than 9 N and not more
than 18 N, as measured by a load cell used on the webbing portion of the
belt.
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(3) Built-in child restraint systems.
(i) The lap portion of Type II belt systems used to secure a dummy
to the built-in child restraint system is tightened to a tension of not
less than 53.5 N and not more than 67 N, as measured by a load cell used
on the webbing portion of the belt.
(ii) The shoulder portion of Type II belt systems used to secure a
child is tightened to a tension of not less than 9 N and not more than
18 N, as measured by a load cell used on the webbing portion of the
belt.
(iii) If provided, and if appropriate to attach the child restraint
belts under S10, shoulder (other than the shoulder portion of a Type II
vehicle belt system) and pelvic belts that directly restrain the dummy
shall be adjusted as follows: Tighten the belts until a 9 N force
applied (as illustrated in figure 5) to the webbing at the top of each
dummy shoulder and to the pelvic webbing 50 mm on either side of the
torso midsagittal plane pulls the webbing 7 mm from the dummy.
(e) Accelerate the test platform to simulate frontal impact in
accordance with Test Configuration I or II, as appropriate.
(f) Determine conformance with the requirements in S5.1.
S6.2 Buckle release test procedure.
The belt assembly buckles used in any child restraint system shall
be tested in accordance with S6.2.1 through S6.2.4 inclusive.
S6.2.1 Before conducting the testing specified in S6.1, place the
loaded buckle on a hard, flat, horizontal surface. Each belt end of the
buckle shall be pre-loaded in the following manner. The anchor end of
the buckle shall be loaded with a 9 N force in the direction away from
the buckle. In the case of buckles designed to secure a single latch
plate, the belt latch plate end of the buckle shall be pre-loaded with a
9 N force in the direction away from the buckle. In the case of buckles
designed to secure two or more latch plates, the belt latch plate ends
of the buckle shall be loaded equally so that the total load is 9 N, in
the direction away from the buckle. For pushbutton-release buckles, the
release force shall be applied by a conical surface (cone angle not
exceeding 90 degrees). For pushbutton-release mechanisms with a fixed
edge (referred to in Figure 7 as ``hinged button''), the release force
shall be applied at the centerline of the button, 3 mm away from the
movable edge directly opposite the fixed edge, and in the direction that
produces maximum releasing effect. For pushbutton-release mechanisms
with no fixed edge (referred to in Figure 7 as ``floating button''), the
release force shall be applied at the center of the release mechanism in
the direction that produces the maximum releasing effect. For all other
buckle release mechanisms, the force shall be applied on the centerline
of the buckle lever or finger tab in the direction that produces the
maximum releasing effect. Measure the force required to release the
buckle. Figure 7 illustrates the loading for the different buckles and
the point where the release force should be applied, and Figure 8
illustrates the conical surface used to apply the release force to
pushbutton-release buckles.
S6.2.2 After completion of the testing specified in S6.1 and before
the buckle is unlatched, tie a self-adjusting sling to each wrist and
ankle of the test dummy in the manner illustrated in Figure 4, without
disturbing the belted dummy and the child restraint system.
S6.2.3 Pull the sling tied to the dummy restrained in the child
restraint system and apply a force whose magnitude is: 50 N for a system
tested with a newborn dummy; 90 N for a system tested with a 9-month-old
dummy; 200 N for a system tested with a 3-year-old dummy; or 270 N for a
system tested with a 6-year-old dummy. The force is applied in the
manner illustrated in Figure 4 and as follows:
(a) Add-on Child Restraints. For an add-on child restraint other
than a car bed, apply the specified force by pulling the sling
horizontally and parallel to the SORL of the standard seat assembly. For
a car bed, apply the force by pulling the sling vertically.
(b) Built-in Child Restraints. For a built-in child restraint other
than a car bed, apply the force by pulling the sling parallel to the
longitudinal center line of the specific vehicle shell or the specific
vehicle. In the case of a car
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bed, apply the force by pulling the sling vertically.
S6.2.4 While applying the force specified in S6.2.3, and using the
device shown in Figure 8 for pushbutton-release buckles, apply the
release force in the manner and location specified in S6.2.1, for that
type of buckle. Measure the force required to release the buckle.
S6.3 Head impact protection--energy absorbing material test
procedure.
S6.3.1 Prepare and test specimens of the energy absorbing material
used to comply with S5.2.3 in accordance with the applicable 25 percent
compression-deflection test described in the American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard D1056-73, ``Standard Specification
for Flexible Cellular Materials--Sponge or Expanded Rubber,'' or D1564-
71 ``Standard Method of Testing Flexible Cellular Materials--Slab
Urethane Foam'' or D1565-76 ``Standard Specification for Flexible
Cellular Materials--Vinyl Chloride Polymer and Copolymer open-cell
foams.''
S7 Test dummies. (Subparts referenced in this section are of part
572 of this chapter.)
S7.1 Dummy selection.
(a) A child restraint that is recommended by its manufacturer in
accordance with S5.5 for use either by children in a specified mass
range that includes any children having a mass of not greater than 5 kg,
or by children in a specified height range that includes any children
whose height is not greater than 650 mm, is tested with a newborn test
dummy conforming to part 572 subpart K.
(b) A child restraint that is recommended by its manufacturer in
accordance with S5.5 for use either by children in a specified mass
range that includes any children having a mass greater than 5 but not
greater than 10 kg, or by children in a specified height range that
includes any children whose height is greater than 650 mm but not
greater than 850 mm, is tested with a newborn test dummy conforming to
part 572 subpart K, and a 9-month-old test dummy conforming to part 572
subpart J.
(c) A child restraint that is recommended by its manufacturer in
accordance with S5.5 for use either by children in a specified mass
range that includes any children having a mass greater than 10 kg but
not greater than 18 kg, or by children in a specified height range that
includes any children whose height is greater than 850 mm but not
greater than 1100 mm, is tested with a 9-month-old test dummy conforming
to part 572 subpart J, and a 3-year-old test dummy conforming to part
572 subpart C and S7.2, provided, however, that the 9-month-old dummy is
not used to test a booster seat.
(d) A child restraint that is recommended by its manufacturer in
accordance with S5.5 for use either by children in a specified mass
range that includes any children having a mass greater than 18 kg, or by
children in a specified height range that includes any children whose
height is greater than 1100 mm, is tested with a 6-year-old child dummy
conforming to part 572 subpart I.
(e) A child restraint that meets the criteria in two or more of the
preceding paragraphs in S7.1 is tested with each of the test dummies
specified in those paragraphs.
S7.2 Three-year-old dummy head. Effective September 1, 1993, this
dummy is assembled with the head assembly specified in section
572.16(a)(1) of this chapter.
S8 Requirements, test conditions, and procedures for child
restraint systems manufactured for use in aircraft. Each child restraint
system manufactured for use in both motor vehicles and aircraft must
comply with all of the applicable requirements specified in Section S5
and with the additional requirements specified in S8.1 and S8.2.
S8.1 Installation instructions. Each child restraint system
manufactured for use in aircraft shall be accompanied by printed
instructions in English that provide a step-by-step procedure, including
diagrams, for installing the system in aircraft passenger seats,
securing a child in the system when it is installed in aircraft, and
adjusting the system to fit the child.
S8.2 Inversion test. When tested in accordance with S8.2.1 through
S8.2.5, each child restraint system manufactured for use in aircraft
shall meet the requirements of S8.2.1 through S8.2.6. The manufacturer
may, at its option,
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use any seat which is a representative aircraft passenger seat within
the meaning of S4. Each system shall meet the requirements at each of
the restraint's seat back angle adjustment positions and restraint belt
routing positions, when the restraint is oriented in the direction
recommended by the manufacturer (e.g., facing forward, rearward or
laterally) pursuant to S8.1, and tested with the test dummy specified in
S7. If the manufacturer recommendations do not include instructions for
orienting the restraint in aircraft when the restraint seat back angle
is adjusted to any position, position the restraint on the aircraft seat
by following the instructions (provided in accordance with S5.6) for
orienting the restraint in motor vehicles.
S8.2.1 A standard seat assembly consisting of a representative
aircraft passenger seat shall be positioned and adjusted so that its
horizontal and vertical orientation and its seat back angle are the same
as shown in Figure 6.
S8.2.2 The child restraint system shall be attached to the
representative aircraft passenger seat using, at the manufacturer's
option, any Federal Aviation Administration approved aircraft safety
belt, according to the restraint manufacturer's instructions for
attaching the restraint to an aircraft seat. No supplementary anchorage
belts or tether straps may be attached; however, Federal Aviation
Administration approved safety belt extensions may be used.
S8.2.3 In accordance with S10, place in the child restraint any
dummy specified in S7 for testing systems for use by children of the
heights and weights for which the system is recommended in accordance
with S5.5 and S8.1.
S8.2.4 If provided, shoulder and pelvic belts that directly
restrain the dummy shall be adjusted in accordance with S6.1.2.
S8.2.5 The combination of representative aircraft passenger seat,
child restraint, and test dummy shall be rotated forward around a
horizontal axis which is contained in the median transverse vertical
plane of the seating surface portion of the aircraft seat and is located
25 mm below the bottom of the seat frame, at a speed of 35 to 45 degrees
per second, to an angle of 180 degrees. The rotation shall be stopped
when it reaches that angle and the seat shall be held in this position
for three seconds. The child restraint shall not fall out of the
aircraft safety belt nor shall the test dummy fall out of the child
restraint at any time during the rotation or the three second period.
The specified rate of rotation shall be attained in not less than one
half second and not more than one second, and the rotating combination
shall be brought to a stop in not less than one half second and not more
than one second.
S8.2.6 Repeat the procedures set forth in S8.2.1 through S8.2.4.
The combination of the representative aircraft passenger seat, child
restraint, and test dummy shall be rotated sideways around a horizontal
axis which is contained in the median longitudinal vertical plane of the
seating surface portion of the aircraft seat and is located 25 mm below
the bottom of the seat frame, at a speed of 35 to 45 degrees per second,
to an angle of 180 degrees. The rotation shall be stopped when it
reaches that angle and the seat shall be held in this position for three
seconds. The child restraint shall not fall out of the aircraft safety
belt nor shall the test dummy fall out of the child restraint at any
time during the rotation or the three second period. The specified rate
of rotation shall be attained in not less than one half second and not
more than one second, and the rotating combination shall be brought to a
stop in not less than one half second and not more than one second.
S9 Dummy clothing and preparation.
S9.1 Type of clothing.
(a) Newborn dummy. When used in testing under this standard, the
dummy is unclothed.
(b) Nine-month-old dummy. When used in testing under this standard,
the dummy is clothed in terry cloth polyester and cotton size 1 long
sleeve shirt and size 1 long pants, with a total mass of 0.136 kg.
(c) Three-year-old and six-year-old dummies. When used in testing
under this standard, the dummy is clothed in thermal knit, waffle-weave
polyester and cotton underwear or equivalent, a
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size 4 long-sleeved shirt (3-year-old dummy) or a size 5 long-sleeved
shirt (6-year-old dummy) having a mass of 0.090 kg, a size 4 pair of
long pants having a mass of 0.090 kg, and cut off just far enough above
the knee to allow the knee target to be visible, and size 7M sneakers
(3-year-old dummy) or size 12 \1/2\M sneakers (6-year-old dummy) with
rubber toe caps, uppers of dacron and cotton or nylon and a total mass
of 0.453 kg.
S9.2 Preparing clothing. Clothing other than the shoes is machined-
washed in 71 deg.C to 82 deg.C and machine-dried at 49 deg.C to 60
deg.C for 30 minutes.
S9.3 Preparing dummies. Before being used in testing under this
standard, dummies must be conditioned at any ambient temperature from 19
deg.C to 25.5 deg.C and at any relative humidity from 10 percent to 70
percent for at least 4 hours.
S10 Positioning the dummy and attaching the system belts.
S10.1 Car beds. Place the test dummy in the car bed in the supine
position with its midsagittal plane perpendicular to the center SORL of
the standard seat assembly, in the case of an add-on car bed, or
perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the specific vehicle shell or
the specific vehicle, in the case of a built-in car bed. Position the
dummy within the car bed in accordance with the instructions for child
positioning that the bed manufacturer provided with the bed in
accordance with S5.6.
S10.2 Restraints other than car beds.
S10.2.1 Newborn dummy and nine-month-old dummy. Position the test
dummy according to the instructions for child positioning that the
manufacturer provided with the system under S5.6.1 or S5.6.2, while
conforming to the following:
(a) Prior to placing the 9-month-old test dummy in the child
restraint system, place the dummy in the supine position on a horizontal
surface. While placing a hand on the center of the torso to prevent
movement of the dummy torso, rotate the dummy legs upward by lifting the
feet 90 degrees. Slowly release the legs but do not return them to the
flat surface.
(b)(1) When testing forward-facing child restraint systems, holding
the 9-month-old test dummy torso upright until it contacts the system's
design seating surface, place the 9-month-old test dummy in the seated
position within the system with the mid-sagittal plane of the dummy
head--
(i) Coincident with the center SORL of the standard seating
assembly, in the case of the add-on child restraint system, or
(ii) Vertical and parallel to the longitudinal center line of the
specific vehicle shell or the specific vehicle, in the case of a built-
in child restraint system.
(2) When testing rear-facing child restraint systems, place the
newborn or 9-month old dummy in the child restraint system so that the
back of the dummy torso contacts the back support surface of the system.
For a child restraint system which is equipped with a fixed or movable
surface described in S5.2.2.2 which is being tested under the conditions
of test configuration II, do not attach any of the child restraint belts
unless they are an integral part of the fixed or movable surface. For
all other child restraint systems and for a child restraint system with
a fixed or movable surface which is being tested under the conditions of
test configuration I, attach all appropriate child restraint belts and
tighten them as specified in S6.1.2. Attach all appropriate vehicle
belts and tighten them as specified in S6.1.2. Position each movable
surface in accordance with the instructions that the manufacturer
provided under S5.6.1 or S5.6.2. If the dummy's head does not remain in
the proper position, it shall be taped against the front of the seat
back surface of the system by means of a single thickness of 6 mm-wide
paper masking tape placed across the center of the dummy's face.
(c)(1)(i) When testing forward-facing child restraint systems,
extend the arms of the 9-month-old test dummy as far as possible in the
upward vertical direction. Extend the legs of the 9-month-old dummy as
far as possible in the forward horizontal direction, with the dummy feet
perpendicular to the centerline of the lower legs. Using a flat square
surface with an area of 2,580 square mm, apply a force of 178 N,
perpendicular to:
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(A) The plane of the back of the standard seat assembly, in the case
of an add-on system, or
(B) The back of the vehicle seat in the specific vehicle shell or
the specific vehicle, in the case of a built-in system, first against
the dummy crotch and then at the dummy thorax in the midsagittal plane
of the dummy. For a child restraint system with a fixed or movable
surface described in S5.2.2.2, which is being tested under the
conditions of test configuration II, do not attach any of the child
restraint belts unless they are an integral part of the fixed or movable
surface. For all other child restraint systems and for a child restraint
system with a fixed or movable surface which is being tested under the
conditions of test configuration I, attach all appropriate child
restraint belts and tighten them as specified in S6.1.2. Attach all
appropriate vehicle belts and tighten them as specified in S6.1.2.
Position each movable surface in accordance with the instructions that
the manufacturer provided under S5.6.1 or S5.6.2.
(ii) After the steps specified in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this
section, rotate each dummy limb downwards in the plane parallel to the
dummy's midsagittal plane until the limb contacts a surface of the child
restraint system or the standard seat assembly, in the case of an add-on
system, or the specific vehicle shell or specific vehicle, in the case
of a built-in system, as appropriate. Position the limbs, if necessary,
so that limb placement does not inhibit torso or head movement in tests
conducted under S6.
(2) When testing rear-facing child restraints, position the newborn
and 9-month-old dummy arms vertically upwards and then rotate each arm
downward toward the dummy's lower body until the arm contacts a surface
of the child restraint system or the standard seat assembly in the case
of an add-on child restraint system, or the specific vehicle shell or
the specific vehicle, in the case of a built-in child restraint system.
Ensure that no arm is restrained from movement in other than the
downward direction, by any part of the system or the belts used to
anchor the system to the standard seat assembly, the specific shell, or
the specific vehicle.
S10.2.2 Three-year-old and six-year-old test dummy. Position the
test dummy according to the instructions for child positioning that the
restraint manufacturer provided with the system in accordance with
S5.6.1 or S5.6.2, while conforming to the following:
(a) Holding the test dummy torso upright until it contacts the
system's design seating surface, place the test dummy in the seated
position within the system with the midsagittal plane of the test dummy
head--
(1) Coincident with the center SORL of the standard seating
assembly, in the case of the add-on child restraint system, or
(2) Vertical and parallel to the longitudinal center line of the
specific vehicle, in the case of a built-in child restraint system.
(b) Extend the arms of the test dummy as far as possible in the
upward vertical direction. Extend the legs of the dummy as far as
possible in the forward horizontal direction, with the dummy feet
perpendicular to the center line of the lower legs.
(c) Using a flat square surface with an area of 2580 square
millimeters, apply a force of 178 N, perpendicular to:
(1) The plane of the back of the standard seat assembly, in the case
of an add-on system, or
(2) The back of the vehicle seat in the specific vehicle shell or
the specific vehicle, in the case of a built-in system, first against
the dummy crotch and then at the dummy thorax in the midsagittal plane
of the dummy. For a child restraint system with a fixed or movable
surface described in S5.2.2.2, which is being tested under the
conditions of test configuration II, do not attach any of the child
restraint belts unless they are an integral part of the fixed or movable
surface. For all other child restraint systems and for a child restraint
system with a fixed or movable surface which is being tested under the
conditions of test configuration I, attach all appropriate child
restraint belts and tighten them as specified in S6.1.2. Attach all
appropriate vehicle belts and tighten them as specified in S6.1.2.
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provided under S5.6.1 or S5.6.2.
(d) After the steps specified in paragraph (c) of this section,
rotate each dummy limb downwards in the plane parallel to the dummy's
midsagittal plane until the limb contacts a surface of the child
restraint system or the standard seat assembly, in the case of an add-on
system, or the specific vehicle shell or specific vehicle, in the case
of a built-in system, as appropriate. Position the limbs, if necessary,
so that limb placement does not inhibit torso or head movement in tests
conducted under S6.
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Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting
Sec. 571.213, see the List of CFR Sections Affected in the Finding Aids
section of this volume.
Effective Date Note: At 67 FR 61529, Oct. 1, 2002, Sec. 571.213 was
amended by revising the introductory text of S5.5.2, S5.5.2(f),
S5.5.2(g), S5.5.2(h), S5.5.2(i), S5.5.2(j), S5.5.2(k), S5.5.2(l),
S5.5.3, the introductory text of S5.5.5, S5.5.5(f), S5.5.5(g),
S5.5.5(h), S5.5.5(i), S5.6.1.10(a) and S5.6.1.10(b); redesignating
existing S5.6.3 as S5.6.2.4 and existing S5.6.4 as S5.6.2.5; adding new
introductory text to sections S5.5 and S5.6; and adding new section
S5.6.3, effective Oct. 1, 2003. For the convenience of the user, the
revised and added text is set forth as follows:
Sec. 571.213 Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems.
* * * * *
S5.5 Labeling.
Any labels or written instructions provided in addition to those
required by this section shall not obscure or confuse the meaning of the
required information or be otherwise misleading to the consumer. Any
labels or written instructions other than in the English language shall
be an accurate translation of English labels or written instructions.
* * * * *
S5.5.2 The information specified in paragraphs (a) through (m) of
this section shall be stated in the English language and lettered in
letters and numbers that are not smaller than 10 point type. Unless
otherwise specified, the information shall be labeled on a white
background with black text. Unless written in all capitals, the
information shall be stated in sentence capitalization.
* * * * *
(f) One of the following statements, inserting the manufacturer's
recommendations for the maximum mass of children who can safely occupy
the system, except that booster seats shall not be recommended for
children whose masses are less than 13.6 kg and seats that can only be
used as belt-positioning seats may delete the reference to weight:
(1) Use only with children who weigh ---- pounds (---- kg) or less
and whose height is (insert values in English and metric units; use of
word ``mass'' in label is optional) or less; or
(2) Use only with children who weigh between ---- and ---- pounds
(insert appropriate English and metric values; use of word ``mass'' is
optional) and whose height is (insert appropriate values in English and
metric units) or less and who are capable of sitting upright alone; or
(3) Use only with children who weigh between ---- and ---- pounds
(insert appropriate English and metric values; use of word ``mass'' is
optional) and whose height is (insert appropriate values in English and
metric units) or less.
(g) The statements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2):
(1) A heading as specified in S5.5.2(k)(4)(i), with the statement
``WARNING! DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur,'' capitalized as written
and followed by bulleted statements in the following order:
(i) As appropriate, the statements required by the following
sections will be bulleted and placed after the statement required by
5.5.2(g)(1) in the following order: 5.5.2(k)(1) or 5.5.2(k)(2),
5.5.2(f), 5.5.2(h), 5.5.2(j), and 5.5.2(i).
(ii) Secure this child restraint with the vehicle's child restraint
anchorage system if available or with a vehicle belt.
(iii) Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the
written instructions located (insert storage location on the restraint
for the manufacturer's installation instruction booklet or sheet).
(iv) Register your child restraint with the manufacturer.
(2) At the manufacturer's option, the phrase ``DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY can occur'' in the heading can be on either a white or yellow
background.
(h) In the case of each child restraint system that has belts
designed to restrain children using them and which do not adjust
automatically to fit the child: Snugly adjust the belts provided with
this child restraint around your child.
(i)(1) For a booster seat that is recommended for use with either a
vehicle's Type I or Type II seat belt assembly, one of the following
statements, as appropriate:
(i) Use only the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when
restraining the child in this booster seat; or,
(ii) Use only the vehicle's lap belt system, or the lap belt part of
a lap/shoulder belt system with the shoulder belt placed behind the
child, when restraining the child in this seat.
(2)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (i)(2)(ii) of this section,
for a booster seat which is recommended for use with both a vehicle's
Type I and Type II seat belt assemblies, the following statement: Use
only the vehicle's lap belt system, or the lap belt part of a lap/
shoulder belt system with the shoulder belt placed behind the child,
when restraining the child with the (insert description of the system
element provided to restrain forward movement of the child's torso when
used with a lap belt (e.g., shield)), and only the vehicle's lap and
shoulder belt system when
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using the booster without the (insert above description).
(ii) A booster seat which is recommended for use with both a
vehicle's Type I and Type II seat belt assemblies is not subject to
S5.5.2(i)(2)(i) if, when the booster is used with the shield or similar
component, the booster will cause the shoulder belt to be located in a
position other than in front of the child when the booster is installed.
However, such a booster shall be labeled with a warning to use the
booster with the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when using the
booster without a shield.
(j) In the case of each child restraint system equipped with a top
anchorage strap, the statement: Secure the top anchorage strap provided
with this child restraint.
(k) (1) In the case of each rear-facing child restraint system that
is designed for infants only, the statement: Use only in a rear-facing
position when using it in the vehicle.
(2) In the case of a child restraint system that is designed to be
used rearward-facing for infants and forward-facing for older children,
the statement: Use only in a rear-facing position when using it with an
infant weighing less than (insert a recommended weight that is not less
than 20 pounds).
(3) Except as provided in (k)(4) of this section, each child
restraint system that can be used in a rear-facing position shall have a
label that conforms in content to Figure 10 and to the requirements of
S5.5.2(k)(3)(i) through S5.5.2(k)(3)(iii) of this standard permanently
affixed to the outer surface of the cushion or padding in or adjacent to
the area where a child's head would rest, so that the label is plainly
visible and easily readable.
(i) The heading area shall be yellow with the word ``warning'' and
the alert symbol in black.
(ii) The message area shall be white with black text. The message
area shall be no less than 30 square cm.
(iii) The pictogram shall be black with a red circle and slash on a
white background. The pictogram shall be no less than 30 mm in diameter.
(4) If a child restraint system is equipped with a device that
deactivates the passenger-side air bag in a vehicle when and only when
the child restraint is installed in the vehicle and provides a signal,
for at least 60 seconds after deactivation, that the air bag is
deactivated, the label specified in Figure 10 may include the phrase
``unless air bag is off'' after ``on front seat with air bag.''
(l) An installation diagram showing the child restraint system
installed in:
(1) A seating position equipped with a continuous-loop lap/shoulder
belt;
(2) A seating position equipped with only a lap belt, as specified
in the manufacturer's instructions; and
(3) A seating position equipped with a child restraint anchorage
system.
* * * * *
S5.5.3 The information specified in S5.5.2(f) through (l) shall be
located on the add-on child restraint system so that it is visible when
the system is installed as specified in S5.6.1.
* * * * *
S5.5.5 The information specified in paragraphs (a) through (l) of
this section that is required by S5.5.4 shall be in English and lettered
in letters and numbers using a not smaller than 10 point type. Unless
specified otherwise, the information shall be labeled on a white
background with black text. Unless written in all capitals, the
information shall be stated in sentence capitalization.
* * * * *
(f) One of the following statements, inserting the manufacturer's
recommendations for the maximum mass of children who can safely occupy
the system, except that booster seats shall not be recommended for
children whose masses are less than 13.6 kg and seats that can only be
used as belt-positioning seats may delete the reference to weight:
(1) Use only with children who weigh ---- pounds (---- kg) or less
and whose height is (insert values in English and metric units; use of
word ``mass'' in label is optional) or less; or
(2) Use only with children who weigh between ---- and ---- pounds
(---- and ---- kg) and whose height is (insert appropriate values in
English and metric units; use of word ``mass'' in label is optional) or
less and who are capable of sitting upright alone; or
(3) Use only with children who weigh between ---- and ---- pounds (
---- and ---- kg) and whose height is (insert appropriate values in
English and metric units; use of word ``mass'' in label is optional) or
less.
(g) The heading and statement specified in paragraph (1), and if
appropriate, the statements in paragraph (2) and (3). If used, the
statements in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be bulleted and precede the
bulleted statement required by paragraph (1) after the heading.
(1) A heading as specified in S5.5.2(k)(4)(i), with the statement
``WARNING! DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur'' capitalized as written
and followed by the bulleted statement: Follow all instructions on this
child restraint and in the vehicle's owner's manual. At the
manufacturer's option the phrase ``DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur''
in the heading can be on either a white or yellow background.
(2) In the case of each built-in child restraint system which is not
intended for use
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in motor vehicles in certain adjustment positions or under certain
circumstances, an appropriate statement of the manufacturers
restrictions regarding those positions or circumstances.
(3) As appropriate, the statements required by the following
sections will be bulleted and placed after the statement required by
5.5.5(g)(1) in the following order: 5.5.5(g)(2), 5.5.5(f), S5.5.5(h) and
S5.5.5(i).
(h) In the case of each built-in child restraint system that has
belts designed to restrain children using them and which do not adjust
automatically to fit the child: Snugly adjust the belts provided with
this child restraint around your child.
(i) In the case of each built-in child restraint which can be used
in a rear-facing position, the following statement: Place an infant in a
rear-facing position in this child restraint.
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S5.6 Printed Instructions for Proper Use.
Any labels or written instructions provided in addition to those
required by this section shall not obscure or confuse the meaning of the
required information or be otherwise misleading to the consumer. Any
labels or written instructions other than in the English language shall
be an accurate translation of English labels or written instructions.
Unless written in all capitals, the information required by S5.6.1
through S5.6.3 shall be stated in sentence capitalization.
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S5.6.1.10(a) For instructions for a booster seat that is recommended
for use with either a vehicle's Type I or Type II seat belt assembly,
one of the following statements, as appropriate, and the reasons for the
statement:
(1) Warning! Use only the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system
when restraining the child in this booster seat; or,
(2) Warning! Use only the vehicle's lap belt system, or the lap belt
part of a lap/shoulder belt system with the shoulder belt placed behind
the child, when restraining the child in this seat.
(b)(1) Except as provided in S5.6.1.10(b)(2), the instructions for a
booster seat that is recommended for use with both a vehicle's Type I
and Type II seat belt assemblies shall include the following statement
and the reasons therefor: Warning! Use only the vehicle's lap belt
system, or the lap belt part of a lap/shoulder belt system with the
shoulder belt placed behind the child, when restraining the child with
the (insert description of the system element provided to restrain
forward movement of the child's torso when used with a lap belt (e.g.,
shield)), and only the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when using
this booster without the (insert above description).
(2) A booster seat which is recommended for use with both a
vehicle's Type I and Type II seat belt assemblies is not subject to
S5.6.1.10(b)(1) if, when the booster is used with the shield or similar
component, the booster will cause the shoulder belt to be located in a
position other than in front of the child when the booster is installed.
However, the instructions for such a booster shall include a warning to
use the booster with the vehicle's lap and shoulder belt system when
using the booster without a shield.
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S5.6.3 Add-on and built-in child restraint systems.
In the case of each child restraint system that has belts designed
to restrain children using them and which do not adjust automatically to
fit the child, the printed instructions shall include the following
statement: A snug strap should not allow any slack. It lies in a
relatively straight line without sagging. It does not press on the
child's flesh or push the child's body into an unnatural position.
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